Weather Records on 6 February 1987

858 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 1987. Highest significance: Funk Rch, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 1987

On 6 February 1987, 858 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 849 daily.
Funk Rch set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 6 February 1987.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

858 stations

858 station records on 6 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Funk Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hunt 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klippan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

858 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 6 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 6 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 849.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

707 broken records

Margins by which the 707 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 1987

Top 20 records on 6 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 1987	Funk Rch, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Milan 1NW, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Tabou, CI	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Kantunilkin, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Santa Paula, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Independence, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Neds Creek, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Long Prairie, US	daily high min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1987	Ellendale, US	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 858 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1803	2
1814	1
1827	1
1837	1
1841	2
1848	2
1852	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	2
1865	4
1866	3
1867	1
1869	3
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	2
1877	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	14
1896	5
1897	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	1
1904	37
1905	9
1906	10
1907	16
1908	18
1909	40
1910	10
1911	35
1912	22
1913	58
1914	23
1915	30
1916	25
1917	80
1918	59
1919	11
1920	154
1921	30
1922	67
1923	53
1924	192
1925	481
1926	183
1927	372
1928	421
1929	206
1930	145
1931	240
1932	214
1933	188
1934	212
1935	127
1936	767
1937	220
1938	1,004
1939	198
1940	481
1941	194
1942	422
1943	372
1944	554
1945	199
1946	489
1947	408
1948	458
1949	533
1950	877
1951	388
1952	276
1953	638
1954	415
1955	819
1956	483
1957	436
1958	237
1959	356
1960	537
1961	866
1962	375
1963	1,381
1964	478
1965	405
1966	716
1967	499
1968	231
1969	485
1970	320
1971	707
1972	304
1973	1,355
1974	596
1975	838
1976	1,101
1977	1,083
1978	1,482
1979	1,882
1980	737
1981	739
1982	2,171
1983	677
1984	1,425
1985	1,198
1986	1,123
1987	858
1988	1,517
1989	3,297
1990	1,294
1991	1,923
1992	608
1993	931
1994	675
1995	1,465
1996	1,618
1997	791
1998	759
1999	1,200
2000	545
2001	1,442
2002	1,291
2003	923
2004	2,182
2005	1,296
2006	768
2007	1,291
2008	2,583
2009	1,134
2010	1,379
2011	1,425
2012	1,103
2013	385
2014	1,587
2015	1,269
2016	456
2017	848
2018	586
2019	1,613
2020	1,163
2021	836
2022	516
2023	255
2024	904
2025	935
2026	987

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Data for records on 1987-02-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	660
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	5